Sonu S/O Motilal Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sonu S/O Motilal Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Suspension of sentence during the pendency of the criminal appeal; accused-applicant admitted to bail subject to satisfaction of the trial Court, with a stipulation to appear before this Court on 10.08.2026 and thereafter as and when called upon to do so.

Issue for consideration

Whether the sentence of life imprisonment awarded to the accused-applicant under Section 307 IPC should be suspended and the accused-applicant released on bail during the pendency of D.B. Criminal Appeal No.286/2025.

Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case — namely that the accused-applicant was on bail during trial, that PW-3 in his cross-examination stated that the head injury was caused by co-accused Ramraj, and that hearing/disposal of the appeal is likely to take a long time — the Court deemed it just and proper to suspend the sentence of the accused-applicant during the pendency of the appeal.

Ratio / Principle

The criminal miscellaneous suspension of sentence application is allowed: execution of the sentence awarded to the accused-applicant shall remain suspended during the pendency of the criminal appeal, and the accused-applicant is to be admitted to bail subject to satisfaction of the trial Court, with the stipulation that he appear before this Court on 10.08.2026 and thereafter as and when called upon to do so.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench (Double Bench: Inderjeet Singh and Bhuvan Goyal, JJ.), by order dated 06/07/2026, allowed the suspension-of-sentence application (SOSA No.1674/2025) filed by Sonu s/o Motilal, who stands convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the offence under Section 307 IPC, during the pendency of D.B. Criminal Appeal No.286/2025. The Court was influenced by the circumstance that the accused-applicant was on bail throughout the trial, by the statement of PW-3 in cross-examination that the head injury was caused by co-accused Ramraj, and by the likelihood that hearing and disposal of the appeal would take a long time. Execution of the sentence was suspended and the applicant admitted to bail subject to the satisfaction of the trial Court, with a stipulation to appear before the High Court on 10.08.2026 and thereafter as and when called upon.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

D.B. Criminal Misc. Suspension Of Sentence Application No.

1674/2025

In

D. B. Criminal Appeal No.286/2025

URN: SOSA / 3266U / 2025

Sonu S/o Motilal, Resident Of Chavani, Borda, Police Station Gandoli, District Bundi (Raj.)

(At Present Are Confined In District Jail, Bundi)

----Accused-Applicant

Versus

State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p.

...Respondent

Radheyshyam S/o Govind Das, Resident Of Chavani, Borda, Police Station Gandoli, District Bundi (Raj.).

----Complainant/Respondent

For Applicant(s)	: Mr. Vivek Gaur Mr. Manish Gupta
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. Rajesh Choudhary, GA-cum-AAG
	with Mr. Aman Kumar, AAAG and
	Ms. Neha Goyal
	Mr. Jitendra Singh Rathore, Addl.G.A.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJEET SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL

Order

06/07/2026

This suspension of sentence application has been filed by the present accused-applicant along with the appeal.

Counsel appearing on behalf of the accused-applicant submits that the accused-applicant has been sentenced to undergo life imprisonment for the offence under Section 307 IPC.

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Learned Counsel for the applicant submits that the accusedapplicant has been falsely implicated in this matter. Counsel further submits that accused-applicant was on bail during trial. Counsel further submits that as per the statement of PW-3, he sustained head injury by axe, which is attributed to co-accusedRamraj. Counsel further submits that hearing/disposal of appeal is likely to take long time. Therefore, he prays that sentence awarded to the accused-applicant may be suspended and the accused-applicant be released on bail during the pendency of the appeal.

Learned GA-cum-AAG has opposed the application for suspension of sentence.

We have heard counsel for the parties and perused the record.

Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case and also considering the fact that the accused applicant was on bail during trial and also considering the statement of PW3, who in his cross examination, has stated that head injury has been caused by co-accused-Ramraj and hearing/disposal of appeal is likely to take long time, we deem it just and proper to suspend the sentence of the present accused-applicant during the pendency of the appeal.

In that view of the matter, this criminal miscellaneous suspension of sentence application is allowed and it is ordered that execution of sentence awarded to the accused-applicant shall remain suspended during the pendency of the criminal appeal and accused-applicant be admitted to bail subject to satisfaction of the trial Court with the stipulation that the accused-applicant shall

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appear before this Court on 10.08.2026 and thereafter as and when called upon to do so.

Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the concerned trial Court through e-mail/fax for necessary compliance.

(BHUWAN GOYAL),J

(INDERJEET SINGH),J

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